FranchiseVerdict
Extreme Art Studio logo
FV-00893·CAUTIONStandard71

Extreme Art Studio

Home Services - PaintingFranchising since 2023Website
Investment
$119K – $355K
62nd pct Painting
Avg revenue
62nd pct Painting
Royalty
Units
0
0th pct Painting
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $119K – $355K including a $45K franchise fee.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 75/100.
  • No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Extreme Art Studio Franchising, LLC
Parent company
Lara Schinke-Olson, Inc. ("LSO")
Incorporated in
Minnesota
HQ
7566 Market Place Drive, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Auditor
Kezos & Dunlavy
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$0
Most recent fiscal year

Yale framework · single-unit ROIC

Returns Analysis

Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.

The model · Yale framework

What would one Extreme Art Studio unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: restoration
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $119K–$355K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $9K–$15K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

36%

In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$90K
EBITDA margin
12.0%
Total invested
$249K
Payback
33 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Overview

About

Franchisees operate art instruction studios offering classes in painting, drawing, and mixed media to children and adults. Day-to-day operations include teaching scheduled classes, managing student enrollment, handling retail art supply sales, managing staff scheduling, and marketing to local community members to fill class slots.

CEO
Lara Olson
Founded
2023
FDD year
2024
States available
0

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$119K – $355K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$9K – $15K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$45K
Royalty
The greater of 8% of Gross Sales or $500 per month
Ad fund
1.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
9.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
0
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Company-owned
0
Corporate units in the system
2022
0±0
Franchised units
2023
0
Franchised units
2024
0
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 13 states with active franchisees

The Territory Map

Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 13 states
Not registered

States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.

Government records

SBA Loan Data

Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.

No SBA loan data available for this brand.

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

75
Risk · 0-100
CAUTION75 / 100

This is a pre-revenue or failed franchise system with zero operating units, undisclosed financials, franchisor going concern issues, and high upfront costs for an unproven art studio concept.

Score breakdown · what drove the 75 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORZero existing franchisee units with unknown growth trajectory indicates brand has never successfully scaled or is in early/failed launch stage
  2. 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE, suggesting franchisor financial instability or viability concerns
  3. 03MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosure (missing Item 19) prevents ROI validation and suggests poor unit economics
  4. 04MINORHigh initial investment range ($119k-$355k) paired with unproven business model creates significant financial exposure
  5. 05MINORMinimum royalty floor of $500/month ($6k annually) creates break-even pressure even in slow months
  6. 06MINOR10-year term locks franchisee into relationship with unproven franchisor with no track record

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Radius
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
Minnesota

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
35 hrs
On-the-job training
35 hrs

Item 20

Franchisee Contacts

Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.

Franchisee contacts

14 numbers

Locked
(701) 328-••••
ND
(401) 462-••••
RI
(212) 416-••••
NY

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Extreme Art Studio · FDD (2024) PDF

Single-page checkout · instant download · CSV export of contacts available separately above